Hey guys, I didn't get much reading in recently, although I did go back to Fahrenheit, so I'll post about that. It was a good read overall on all counts. The diction and plot were elevated enough to seem intelligent but the book was still a fun read. It had some really chilling implications of where we could go, however. Ironically, I had started reading 1984 around the same time as we started Fahrenheit, which caused a lot of connections I might not have made before. Both had repressive governments, and the combination really emphasized how much we rely on books and other writings to be intelligent people. In 1984 the government had ministries devoted to making everything ever written agree with minute changes made by "Big Brother." In Fahrenheit everyone were empty idiot shells with no meaning or need to live. people didn't know how to interact, even know that they were being oppressed. its a haunting sad image. Its been good to get back to reading, I unfortunately have read very little this year, despite my almost addiction to reading. Thanks for reading, and I hope you always have a good book and time to read it.

Hey hows it goin people? Hope yall had a relaxing spring break and good reading. OK now the lazy bored weird is done i can get serious.

I took Mrs. Leitsch's advice and read a few columns for ideas on the upcoming paper. I got all of them from the onion, and i enjoyed a variety of columns, from more serious ones about serious issues to ridiculous little ones about the most random things. I did enjoy the humor in many of them, and picked up on how they did it, but i can't use it, as my topic is homelessness, and that's just insulting. So I picked up on tips from the serious ones, I learned how to stay serious and keep it relevant. And while some are on a more sincere note, others were just plain mockery. If I was to make it mocking it is also a bad thing, so its a fine line. I feel like I have to make a good impression if I'm going to make an impact on people. The whole idea for this whole column came from a retreat I went on a few months back with my church where we were homeless for a day. It inspired me to make a difference, so why not start here? I don't quite know where I want to go with it but if i can do something it would be great. So my column has to be top of the line and inspiring. I looked into a few techniques such as starting with a story, real or made up, that makes you feel just wrong. I also looked into how to use powerful yet simple words to make a greater impact on people than if i went and used big words and fancy diction. I suppose this is a diction choice, using low diction. One last thing I noticed is all the authors chose to use the most owerful line last, to keep you thinking about it. If anyone has suggesions, feel free to drop then in the comments box. Thank you for reading, and keep at it!